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WW2 Combatives Beginners Course: Learn to Fight Like a Commando (June)
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WW2 Combatives Beginners Course: Learn to Fight Like a Commando (June)

Sat 19 Jun · 10:00

The Poppleton Road Memorial Hall

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About This Event

The WW2 Combatives Beginners Course will occur on 19 June 2027 at The Poppleton Road Memorial Hall in Holgate. Participants will learn close-combat methods used by the Special Operations Executive and British Commandos during World War II. The course costs £39.99.

Step into the shadowy world of WWII special operations and learn the close-combat methods taught to the SOE & British Commandos.

WW2 Combatives Beginners Course

This intensive one-day course explores the brutal efficiency of the Fairbairn–Sykes system, developed by W.E. Fairbairn and E.A. Sykes, whose methods shaped Allied close-quarters combat training throughout the war. You’ll cover:

• The core striking, locking, and takedown methods of the Fairbairn–Sykes system

• The use of the FS fighting knife and its combat applications

• Stick fighting against both knife and unarmed opponents

• Sentry removal techniques taught for covert operations

Discover how these methods were designed to prepare agents and soldiers for real, life-or-death encounters behind enemy lines.Open to martial artists, re-enactors, and history enthusiasts alikeno previous experience required.

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WW2 Combatives Beginners Course: Learn to Fight Like a Commando (June) takes place on Saturday, 19 June 2027 at 10:00.

WW2 Combatives Beginners Course: Learn to Fight Like a Commando (June) is held at The Poppleton Road Memorial Hall in York (Oak Street, Holgate, YO26 4SE).

Tickets for WW2 Combatives Beginners Course: Learn to Fight Like a Commando (June) are priced at £39.99. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.

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